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Changed oil and filters on the 690 yesterday. After filling with the mandated amount of unicorn oil, EXACTLY 1.7 liters, the sight glass is completely void of oil? I'm afraid of exploding something, so I'm thinking of just pulling the plug wires, cranking it for about ten seconds to pressurise and fill the pumps and poo poo, and then check again after a while?
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Apr 18, 2017 18:25
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Slim Pickens posted:I remember when I was a kid, my dad bought a guzzi with some reverse cone mufflers on it and when they started it up, acorns started shooting out the exhaust. So I guess it's kind of a common issue Is it a speedway-style track or is there another reason why you've got graining on one side of the tyre but bobbles on the other?
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Apr 18, 2017 19:31
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New tires and a short kart track. I didn't get enough miles in to wear the nubs all the way off.
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Apr 18, 2017 20:01
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Man, your supermoto looks dope as hell. Need to get some sumo rims for my 450 but having too much fun riding dirt right now to bother. Nidhg00670000 posted:Changed oil and filters on the 690 yesterday. After filling with the mandated amount of unicorn oil, EXACTLY 1.7 liters, the sight glass is completely void of oil? I'm afraid of exploding something, so I'm thinking of just pulling the plug wires, cranking it for about ten seconds to pressurise and fill the pumps and poo poo, and then check again after a while? Dumb question but - is it upright?
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Apr 18, 2017 20:03
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Nidhg00670000 posted:Changed oil and filters on the 690 yesterday. After filling with the mandated amount of unicorn oil, EXACTLY 1.7 liters, the sight glass is completely void of oil? I'm afraid of exploding something, so I'm thinking of just pulling the plug wires, cranking it for about ten seconds to pressurise and fill the pumps and poo poo, and then check again after a while? If the oil is in there, and didn't go anywhere, maybe start it up and let it run for a minute, then turn it off and look at it. I had to top mine up after, due to the filters soaking up some oil. What are you hoping to accomplish by removing the spark plug wires? I just fill oil until i can see it in the sight glass, though... Chichevache posted:Your bike looks like an extremely angry fish. I like it. I hated the front headlight until you mentioned this. That's exactly what it looks like and now he has to keep it exactly the same because it's awesome. 
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Apr 18, 2017 20:05
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I've been traveling for work for the last month so when I got home last week I had a bunch of parts sitting in the garage from me being bored and ordering things for the KLX. I spent pretty much all of last week working on the KLX: Oil change Fork seal & oil change Put in a jet kit and replaced the carb o-rings Replaced the front fender (cracked at a mounting hole) with a KX450 front fender Put on a pair of $15 knock off IMS foot pegs Put on a new pair of fork guards & Got rid of the dry rotted D606s that the PO never replaced and put on a set of Shinko 705s  Also, I ordered a set of Warp 9 supermoto rims to eventually relace the hubs and convert the bike over to a sumo. And started looking for ideas to update the tail of the bike to more of a D-tracker look like this:  So I ordered a KX450 rear fender and started trimming to see how it would fit. After the initial fit up it looks like I'm going to have to start some cutting and bending on the sub frame since the original fender is higher overall and the KX450 rear fender doesn't come down all the way to cover the sub frame.  
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Apr 18, 2017 21:40
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OMG THAT FLASK. I'm trying to work out in my head how much work it would be to braze some copper lines into the bottom of this flask I got as a groomsman gift and run them to the overflow drains of my carbs.
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Apr 18, 2017 21:50
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Fishvilla posted:Thanks (I think). It took a minute, but now I see what you mean. It makes me want to do up a Catfish Cowboy livery a la the Team Bearpope shield. Man I haven't seen one of those shaking dolphin avatars in a while.
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Apr 18, 2017 23:34
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Coydog posted:I have the little metal spring bracelet thing on the inner fork itself, but I mean those black bands at the bottom of his anodized portion, which keep the fork guard from rubbing off the anodize. I know exactly what you're talking about and it's the same thing I'm talking about, it's a ring that stops the plastic stone guards from rubbing the fork outer raw. Every WP fork I've ever seen has had either a plastic ring or a metal snap ring to do that job, are you sure yours aren't just missing?
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Apr 19, 2017 01:30
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Wait... They were on the shiny silver part when I bought it, not the anodized part. Are they actually supposed to be up there? The other SMC I saw this weekend had them down on the silver (inner part) of the shocks, too. I thought they were like dirt guard or something.
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Apr 19, 2017 02:10
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I rode it. For the first time in a long time. It was pretty drat cold this morning, but it was worth it for the 70 degree ride home. Fuckin Lake Michigan, making the nights and mornings colder than they have to be.
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Apr 19, 2017 02:12
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Put 2.5 oz of weight on the rear wheel of the DR and it's still not balanced. Made it a lot more pleasant to ride on the highway, though. Ran some errands on the XJ to scrub the grease off the new tires. 
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Apr 20, 2017 00:01
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Coydog posted:Wait... They were on the shiny silver part when I bought it, not the anodized part. Are they actually supposed to be up there? Potato pic to show you what I mean, mine is a 2000 exc if it matters.  Every WP fork I've seen has had either that setup or plastic rings in the same place.
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Apr 20, 2017 07:11
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 yeah the bitch was fighting me and this is an acceptable bead buster, bite me.  Fresh tires and the wifebiek is loving done. he can go beat the poo poo out of it for 2 more years without caring.
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Apr 20, 2017 07:18
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I'm gonna remember that trick. I'm not always going to have a bed with wooden posts that I can jump up and down on.
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Apr 20, 2017 13:36
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Slavvy posted:Potato pic to show you what I mean, mine is a 2000 exc if it matters.  Yeaaaah, mine were never up there. Sigh. I'll move them back up to prevent more damage. Thanks a ton for clearing that up!
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Apr 20, 2017 15:17
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Got out at the crack of dawn and rode for a few hours this morning. The 350exc just ticked over 150 hours and I'm considering whether I should do a piston (maybe more) or just braaap it till it seizes. 
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Apr 20, 2017 16:33
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Restored my fuel tap's stock behaviour of clicking into each position by replacing a lost ball bearing. No more having to guess whether it's actually turned off or not! 
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Apr 20, 2017 17:41
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rally posted:Got out at the crack of dawn and rode for a few hours this morning. The 350exc just ticked over 150 hours and I'm considering whether I should do a piston (maybe more) or just braaap it till it seizes. Back when I was going to get a 350, I found this and it gave me a lot of comfort on the engine's longevity. http://advrider.com/index.php?threads/ktm-350-exc-dissection-transformation.1187553/ Guy has 200 hours and 6k miles on it and rides it hard and there's no wear at all on the piston/cylinder. I'd probably get nervous enough to do a piston at 300 hours anyway, but...
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Apr 20, 2017 20:20
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I installed some new grips last night, but in true Schroeder fashion I broke my throttle tube at the same time. I put the grip on anyways and it's working fine, but I ordered a G2 throttle tamer to replace it before it's an issue. It's aluminum and supposed to help with snatchyness so hopefully get a smoother ride out of it.
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Apr 21, 2017 21:04
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12,000km service, oil change + oil filter, new Angel GTs (screw those dunlop roadsmarts) and tightened chain. Holy poo poo is adjusting the chain length on the VFR easy. Undo one bolt, adjust, redo bolt.   Bike shop where I got it wanted to charge $400 for the service, when it's literally an oil & filter change and give the bike a once over. Told the guy I'd rather do it myself, and he proceeded to give me the 'if it breaks, it's on you and voids the warranty' shpeel. Sorry mate, a monkey couldn't gently caress up an oil change.
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Apr 22, 2017 06:06
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Barnsy posted:Sorry mate, a monkey couldn't gently caress up an oil change. A few years ago, I drained the transmission and added 4.5 qts of oil the first time I did my wife's car.
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Apr 22, 2017 13:19
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HenryJLittlefinger posted:A few years ago, I drained the transmission and added 4.5 qts of oil the first time I did my wife's car. More like a change to oil than an oil change though.
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Apr 22, 2017 13:48
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Removed like 8 warning stickers, got my tailbag(barely) on, crg clutch lever, and suspension dialed in. Also since it rained like every day since I got it, she got a wash and shine. Excited to finally hit the mountains tomorrow. 
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Apr 22, 2017 20:41
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That thing looks superhot, jeez.
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Apr 23, 2017 16:58
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Apr 23, 2017 19:55
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Changed the oil, installed handguards.
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Apr 23, 2017 20:16
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Buhbuhj posted:Removed like 8 warning stickers, got my tailbag(barely) on, crg clutch lever, and suspension dialed in. It's awesome how the fairing side says 'a'.
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Apr 23, 2017 20:59
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High Protein posted:It's awesome how the fairing side says 'a'. Waiting for random people to ask me why there's an 'a' on it at stop lights. In other news I spent 2 hours riding around the mountain and it was magical. I want to spend more time on the bike today so I probably will.
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Apr 23, 2017 21:19
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Did oil and filter a bit ago. Last night replaced grips, put in a HID assembly with green lights because I'm still mad that I'll never have a real hot wheels car. Once I clean up the wiring and make sure I don't blow a fuse its good. Replaced some of the fairing clips and windscreen bolts. Tomorrow is new tire day, then I can break them in before work this weekend if the weather plays nice. 
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Apr 25, 2017 04:24
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Nfcknblvbl posted:Changed the oil, installed handguards. Can't unsee. 
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Apr 25, 2017 06:06
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cursedshitbox posted:Fresh tires and the wifebiek is loving done. he can go beat the poo poo out of it for 2 more years without caring. Slide Hammer posted:I'm gonna remember that trick. I'm not always going to have a bed with wooden posts that I can jump up and down on. The combination of these two posts gave me some interesting mental images.
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Apr 25, 2017 07:21
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Love the purple its hella rad. What's that cable going over the gas tank from the left bar?
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Apr 25, 2017 15:40
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CSi-NA-EJ7 posted:Love the purple its hella rad. What's that cable going over the gas tank from the left bar? That color is so eye catching, I can't tell you how happy I am with it. When I took it in for inspection all of comments on it were nice. The wire is for the low beams, I just haven't mounted the switch is all. Stock switch now does high beams/green eyes. I'll probably hit the store for a nicer rocker switch that's easier to mount for the lows though.
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Apr 25, 2017 15:47
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I didn't have time to build a literal pit of fire to throw my money into, so I settled for buying shiny overpriced anodized bits of aluminum to put on my bike. Shiny bolts.  A shiny gas cap.  And shiny levers. These I actually wanted to replace with shorty levers because the old clutch lever was loose and fidgety, and the front brake lever barely cleared the hand guards.  I realized pretty quickly that the clutch doesn't seat nicely into the non-OEM clutch perch the PO had put on. So I ordered a an OEM clutch perch, which should hopefully arrive soon.
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Apr 27, 2017 00:58
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Wow that looks really good. I love those colors, and I don't normally like yellow drz's. I rode my bike, today. I'm down to like once a week now, after my head hit, and it sucks.
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Apr 27, 2017 03:31
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PathAsc posted:Did oil and filter a bit ago. Last night replaced grips, put in a HID assembly with green lights because I'm still mad that I'll never have a real hot wheels car. Once I clean up the wiring and make sure I don't blow a fuse its good. Replaced some of the fairing clips and windscreen bolts. Tomorrow is new tire day, then I can break them in before work this weekend if the weather plays nice. Sexy. 
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Apr 27, 2017 06:51
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Steering head bearings. Finally converted to the tapered roller bearings... no more center detent for me. I used a short length of PVC pipe as a driver for the stem bearing. I was pounding away for hours, but this was really just poor technique. The pipe had a very slightly uneven cut at the driving end, so I was really only pounding on one side of the bearing. When I started to rotate the pipe, I made a lot of progress in just minutes. Would be better to use a steel pipe, black pipe, next time, as it would transfer the power of each blow better. Getting the last eighth of an inch on was brutal. I had to imagine pounding "through" the pipe into the wood I was using as a brace beneath the bearing to finally drive it. I didn't take enough pictures of the wiring in the headlight, so I get to have some "fun" experimenting with what goes where tomorrow.
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Apr 27, 2017 22:24
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Fishvilla posted:
Replaced the lovely crusted aftermarket clutch perch with an OEM one. Now the lever actually sits nicely in it's holder. It doesn't wiggle around, and it doesn't hit the hand guard. Mission accomplished. 
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 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lZXWO8qs60 Some red brappy thing gave its' pipe up.
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